tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post7787840830043588716..comments2015-07-29T04:26:08.174-04:00Comments on The Lions In Winter: a Detroit Lions blog: meet the cubs: the first minicampTy Schalterhttps://plus.google.com/110295785527290972634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-25131243893645300712009-05-05T10:10:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:10:00.000-04:00TimT--
It&#39;s a little bit worrisome, but again...TimT--<br /><br />It&#39;s a little bit worrisome, but again Williams was drafted for his ability with the ball, not his ability to catch it. I think punt-fielding is something that can be coached into someone that&#39;s not naturally great at it; pass catching probably less so. Offensively, Williams might be best used for screens and reverses at first. I think his short-area quickness is going to get him open underneath Johnson &amp; Johnson quite a bit . . . but unless his hands improve, we&#39;re going to see a lot of frustrating drops from him.<br /><br />As far as Antone Smith goes, any time the Lions add a talented athlete, I&#39;m excited. I already thought that between Kevin Smith, Maurice Morris, Aveion Caseon, Brian Calhoun, and Aaron Brown, we had four &quot;third down backs who can return&quot;; cutting Calhoun and picking up Smith doesn&#39;t change that. I hope Caseon is dropped, because I don&#39;t think he deserves a roster spot--but at the same time, that means after Smith as the primary back, and Morris as the third-down guy, is a sixth-round rookie and an undrafted rookie. That doesn&#39;t bode well.<br /><br />I like the highlight reel you linked; he&#39;s lethal on draws (almost every one of those highlight runs was on a draw!), and runs with a lot of balance and strength. He&#39;s extremely quick and &#39;wiggly&#39;, but he still runs north-south. He reminds me a lot of another FSU tailback, Warrick Dunn. Dunn&#39;s a very small guy who ran hard north-south as well.<br /><br />Peace<br />TyTyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228238666916939672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-21325335242283314682009-05-05T09:47:00.000-04:002009-05-05T09:47:00.000-04:00Anon--
Yeah, since Dizon goes about 220, and both...Anon--<br /><br />Yeah, since Dizon goes about 220, and both Follett and Levy played at around 235, I assumed from the moment I read that he was just talking about height and general impressions--that from a distance, neither Levy nor Follett looked like a beast next to Dizon.<br /><br />As far as Murtha goes, I apologize for mischaracterizing his back injury as a hamstring, I think I got confused with Pettigrew's hammmy. Anyway, Schwartz has in fact said that they're being really really really cautious . . . it's just not what I wanted to hear about Murtha, after breaking him down and seeing his healthy potential.<br /><br />Peace<br />TyTyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228238666916939672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-83297907905238753112009-05-05T09:31:00.000-04:002009-05-05T09:31:00.000-04:00Ty, just wanted to add a couple thoughts to your l...Ty, just wanted to add a couple thoughts to your list here...<br /><br />Derrick Williams...<br />Watching the draft live on NFLN, Mayock commented how terrible he looked at his pro day. "If footballs were harpoons, he'd be left dead on the field." Evidently his punt-return drills were not going well at the pro-day. :)<br /><br />Antone Smith...<br />Though undrafted and quite small at 5'9", he's stood out in camp, too. Here's a highlight reel from college:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fbFCU4zHiYTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12665723417197953016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046130621116527798.post-36719754913802477612009-05-04T21:46:00.000-04:002009-05-04T21:46:00.000-04:002 things:
killer retracted his follett and levy l...2 things:<br /><br />killer retracted his follett and levy looking like dizon, instead saying that only in height are they the same. they're both bigger than dizon with the potential to add more w/o jeopardizing their speed.<br /><br />the coaching staff was well aware of murtha's back issue and are just erring on the side of caution with the rooks. as long they're ready to go on the 18 with the vets, i have no problem with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com